“Our decision to participate in this new railway line is primarily to promote the development of rail infrastructure and logistics in the state of Odisha,” Gupta said.

ASRL project authorities said that the work will start in full swing after the agricultural cultivation season period is over and is expected to be completed by June 2018.

Angul-Sukinda railway line is being constructed under public private partnership (PPP) model for providing a vital alternative rail link to Angul-based steel plants with Keonjhar-Bansapani iron-ore belt and Talcher coal field to Kalinga Nagar industrial belt.